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Majority opinion Scalia
D.C. gun laws are constitutional
Breyer
- Breyer says that he agreed
with Stevens that the 2hd
amendment only applied to
militia but assuming that there
is a right to self-defence,
government can still regulate
guns even if it is t

Isa Forti-Lynch
3/9/17 P*3
Dont forget to turn this on on Haiku at the end of class. DO NOT share with me as a
Google Doc!
Podcast One: Another Frightening Show About the Economy. This episode was made at
the height of the financial crisis, in October 200

Assumptions & conclusions of competitive market
1. No barriers to entry of exit in market,
New firms or individuals are free to join
Provides competition to drive down prices
Requirements to work wouldnt apply in ideal economics
2.
3.
Firms are price t

Mortgage: Loan from the bank used to buy a home, paid back over time
Sub-prime mortgage: mortgage bonds B level or lower, less likely to be paid
back, higher interest
Mortgage Backed Security (MBS): Can buy pooled mortgages and make
money off of them
Coll

1. Name 3 barriers to entry that exist in a market
Specific rules for businesses that make it harder for new business to
emerge
Requirements or training to enter a field or industry
You have to join a union and pay fees to get a certain job
2.
Name 2 s

Facts of the Case:
Under federal law, the USPTO is allowed to refuse to issue trademarks that disparage (mock
or denigrate) people. The USPTO said that The Slants was disparaging to people of Asian
descent because it is a negative term regarding the shape

Scalia Vs. Breyer
1. What does Scalia think determined the meaning of the bill of rights?
He thinks that the people who voted to ratify the Bill of Rights determined its proper
meaning
2.
What 6 things does Breyer consider when reading a law?
1) Read the

Vesting Clause
Executive power will be vested in the
Take Care Clause
President of the United States.
Used to justify executive orders
President will take care that laws are faithfully executed
Signing statements:
Memos signed by the president that talk

How a Bill Becomes a Law:
1. Member of the House of Reps or the Senate introduces Bill
2. Bill is assigned to relevant committee (finance, agriculture, budget, etc.)
3. Committee chair decides to table bill or hold hearings on the bill. If it tables bill

Gov Notes
Legislative Process in the Senate
unanimous consent means no objection, all senators agree, of 1 person disagrees it
doesnt happen
Unlimited debate
Cloture ends debate
Harder to pass things in House than it is in Senate bc more people
History of

Government Advice

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This is a very interesting and informative course however the two semesters are veery different and depending on the student it may be more difficult to pass one semester than the other. This can have a negative effect on the final grade.

Course highlights:

I really liked my teacher for this course and he was very good at interacting with my fellow students and I which made what could have been a very long and boring class entertaining. I also learned a lot in this course. Before taking this course I had no prior knowledge or economics and I was actually a little nervous about taking it because I can not afford to fail a course in my senior year of college. I have been pleasantly surprised by the fact that this course is actually not very difficult and at the moment I am getting an A in it.

Hours per week:

3-5 hours

Advice for students:

If I were to advise a student who was planning on taking this corse soon I would tell them to make sure that they take notes. We have to take a lot of notes for this course and that can be tiring at times but if I were talking to a student who was considering taking Economics at Albany High School I would advise them to always take notes during class because while it can be time consuming and boring at times it will always pay off because the tests and quizzes in this course are always difficult and require preparation.